Truck.



P. A. WOOD.

TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED 11012111911.

1,033, 1411 w k Patented July 23,1912.

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P. A. WOOD.

TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1911.

1,033,141 1 Patented July 23,1912.

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P. A. WOOD. TRUGK. AIPLIOATION FILED NOV. 25, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

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UNITED sTATns ATEN OFFICE.

PmckNEY A. Wool), of MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, AssIoNon T rnnssnn s'rnEL rnucx com any, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A oonrona'rronor WEST VIRGINIA" TRUCK.

' Patented July 23,1912.

' Applicationfiled November 25, 1911. Serial No. (3,316.

. To all ioho'm it may concern."

Be it known that I, PINokNnY WOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing .at Memphis, in thecounty of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to trucks and its object is to provide atruck of great strength and durability and of such construction that it maybe rapidly and cheaply'manufactured.

to the above featuresrneans associated with the'integral body-structure for the convert" To these ends'the invention comprises a truck having a body portion made of an 'integral piece ofpressed steel provided with flanges along its edges to impart rigidity to the body structure and so formed as to obtain this advantage and add strength to the metal, a liftingnose integral with thebody structure and soconstructed as to enable thesame to" readily engage articles to be carried.

features embodied in Figs. 1, 2,3, 4;, 5 and 9,

on the truck and possessing the necessary ing for such a distribution of the weight as will enable the truck tobe maintained in I upright position when-tiltedupward to restupon its nose piece, body structure for supporting the wheels of the truck and the axle therefor in association with a construction of axle and spacing and binding members adapted to secure an maintain rigidity. of the said supporting means andsuch a construction of the parts of the truck as to" avoid the use of rivets, bolts or screws as fasteningmeans.

The invention also comprises in addition ient attachment of-a strong and rigid connection without theiu se of rivets or bolts or. screws of wooden handles to the truck and also for thesimi'lar attachment of metal legs. My invention is embodied in preferabl form in" the truck hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanyin drawings.

In these drawings, Figure is a bottom plan view of a truck embodying most, of the features above enumerated; Fig. 2'is a side view in elevation of the-truck shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section .on the cross bars';, -Fig;j7 is a "brokenaway, of the modified form of side bars and cross barsshown in Fig. 6; Fig, 8 r is a sectional View taken on line 8-.8 of Fig.v 7 F ig.-9 is an enlar'ged-detail'view means integral with the line 3+3 of F ig.i1 -Fig. 4 is a transversesection on theline 4.& of Fig. l; Fi Sis a transverse section on the line 55 0 'Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing a modified form of the flan ed side bars and etail plan "view,

partly inv elevation and partly in'vertical cross section taken-through the wheels andwheel carrying means; Fig. 10'isa-perspective view of a modified form of truck showing the nose piece made integral'with the body structure obiy showing thewo en handles, legs and their c tion to the body structure above r f ferred to. I u

Referring to thedrawings and first to the thetruck comprises a body portion or frame "and consisting primarilyof longitudinal side bars 1, 1 and integral channe ed'cross bars 2; Each side bar has a'bearing face 3, an outer depending flange 4e and an inner de ending'flan e 5. The cross bars are roformed of-an integral piece of pressed steel vi ed along t eir edges. withv depen mg flanges 6' which join the inner depending flanges 5 of the'side bars The inner flanges '5 are of less depth thanthe'outer flanges and merely of" suflicient strength to rigidity for the innerjedges. It will be seen provide that the inner and outer flanges thus formed provide a side bar 7-shaped in cross section.

Theside bars taper from-t .e-nose end to the carrying end for the purpose of providing a greater weight at the former end. The cross bars 2; successively increase in depth of handle end to the noseend as shown inthe 'will enable the truck to be maintained in upright position when tilted forward upon'100 .90 flange'and in cross sectional area from the drawings, particularly-in Figs. 1 and 3 for I 65. means of welding and the under side of the nose piece. Extending upwardly and angularly from the forward end of the body structure is an integral nose piece 7. This nose piece has a transverse opening 8 and is provided along the edge of such, opening with a downwardly projecting integral strengthening flange 9. This flange joins the forward depending flange 6 of the front crossbar, 'The side edges of the nose piece 7 are also provided with downwardly extending flanges 10 which join and formcontinuations of the longitudinal outer flanges of the side bars 4. The nose piece is also provided with avtransverse depressed strengthening bead 11. The opening in the nose piece affords a means of engagement with the edge of a box, barrel or package and the strengthening flanges around the edges of the nose piece together with the head 11 so increase the rigidity of thenose piece as to render the sheet metal of sufficient strength to lift heavy loads.

The legs of the truck may be of the form I shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, inclusive, in which they consist of depending members integral with the outer flanges of the side bars and provided with inwardly projecting flanges alon their vertical edges which flanges gra ually merge into theouterflanges of {the side bars.-

Formed integral with the outer and inner flanges'of each side bar are depending axle and wheel bracket members consisting of two pairs of ears 12. These ears are provided with aperturesof a size merely suflicient to admit therethrough a rigid, non-rotatable axle 13 extending across the truck and through all of the. ears. Mounted on the axle between the. ears of each bar is a spacing and bearing member consisting .pf a removable sleeve orebushing 14 which is adapted to hold the ears properly spaced to prevent inward bending-of the latter under any strain exerted thereon. end of this spacing andbearing member and the adjacent ear is, mounted on the axle a wearing washer 15. Between the inner ears of the opposite pairs is. a central spacing.

member consisting of a removable sleeve 16,

the ends of which are adapted to abut against the inner surfaces of said 'ears and thereby hold them rigidly spaced apart and in the proper position. I The ends of the axle 13 areprovided with suitable clamping gmeanswhich may consist of screw threads on the axle and clamping nuts adapted. to engage the screw threads and beforced against the outer ears. Mounted on each of the spacing and bearing members 14 so as to revolve.

thereon is awheel 17. When thenuts-are screwed up the ears, sleeves andwas'hers will all be tightly clamped together; It will thus be. seen. that the axle and spacing 'inembers. and'clamping means cooperate with the in Between each legs tegral sheet metal ears to enable them to serve as axle brackets and wheel housings Without the use of additional braces riveted or otherwise attached to the body structure. The sleeves, washers and axles are all readily removable and ma therefore be easily removed whena'ny 0 such parts become worn or need-renewing The wheels are completely housed within the depending integral ears and are thus confined within a vertical plane of the outer edge of the side bars, thus serving to pro- I tect', bags or packages 'on the truck from a coming in contact with the wheels.

In Figs. 6, 7and s, a flanged and beaded construction for the side bars and cross bars 19 the cross bars. The former are provided with inner and outer depending flanges 20 w and 21 and on their upper surfaces with in-f ner and outer raised beads 22 and 23. The

latter beads merge into beads 24" formed ou the edges of the cross bars. The beading in this form of device serves to increase the, strength of the bars. 1 In Fig. 10, atruck is-shown which 'embodies certain features comprised in my iiivention and additional to those already de-; scribed. In this device, 25 is the body por' tion having side bars 26 andcross bars 27 whichare of the same construction as de scribed with reference to Figs. 1m 5 and 9, inclusive. The side bars are provided with depending integral ears 28 in which are housed wheels 29." A nose piece '30 having an openin 31 and a crossbar 32 i's'made integral with the body structure by welding the arms 33 of said nosepieceupon the upper surface of theside bars 25. -.In this form.

of truck, legs 34 made ot-separate pieces of metal are provided, th e. forward ends of whichare fastenedto the. inner. surfaces of the side bars 26 and the rear ends of which are provided with hooked shoulders-'ada ted to pass through eye members 35 depen ingq "from the flanges of the sidebars-and welded to the out'er --flang'es? of [;the.--:side""barsi Adapted to passithrough-theseeye members and bearj upon the upper ends-of. the hooked Inadditi onto the metal strips or eye meta are gwedg'e' shaped woodenhandles .36; i bers described'similar rearward strips'37 are provided through Which the handle bars also 5 passn'YBy means ofjthe' wedgeshape of the. I handles and the eng'agement of the same withthe flanges and eye members of the side 80. is shown in'which 18'are the side bars and noasn41 which fastening means are objectiorra-hleowing to the factthat they become rusted and the metal thereof oxidized which will tend to eat away the'inetal and owing to the v violent shocks and jars to which a truck is by .my construction their use as fastening subjected theoxid or rust will sift or shake out from around therivets or bolts and soon result in fastening means. Rivetsand bolts therefore are objectionable in this class of dev ces and means is entirely obviated.

' In the truck shown '11 lugs. 1, 2 andfi metal handles integral with' the 'longit udi nal side bars are provided :but preferably wooden handles such as are shown in Fig. 10 are employed in connection with] such" truck. Having thus described my I claim is 2-- i In a truck, a body piece of sheet metal and having channeled invention, what cross bars successively increasing in cross sectional'area from the handle'end of the truck toward the opposite "end. I

2. In a trnck,-a frame-comprising longitudinal side bars having handles at one end thereof 'andcross-bars connecting said side bars, said cross-bars increasing in cross-sectional area from the handle end of the-truck toward the opposite end thereof,

sheet metal in one" piece, comprising Channeled cross bars successively. increasing 1 in cross sectional area and depth of channel from the rear r'han'dIe, end toward the op posite or forwardend, andlongitudinal. side bars having flanges prolonged into dependving ears near the forward'end, providing 'Qwheel housings'and axle brackets.

4. In a truck, metallic side bars, saidbars' having depending. flanges and members. '45

forming eyes and wooden handles'engagirig said bars and passing through. said eyes,

the handles in the opposite direction, i

5. In a truck having 'members formi'ng eyes, legsfhaving shoulders engagin'gsaid .;eye' members and wedge-shaped 'wood en' I hand les'pa'ssing through said eyes and se-" 6L In a truck,-a :body: port1on of metal. provided with side bars,- said side bars. ;'--'each having g'integ'ral depending inner and outer flanges, and integrallaxle brackets pr0 Ilonged ,jouter curing the shoulder portions :inplace.

do nwardly-3mm: {the inner-1 and flan s-i a r' e'vf d n'e elbo s 7. In aitrnck, a -portion of sheet metal provided withfiside bars having dothe loosening and breaking of the portion made of one" and brace member mounted on said axlebetween the inner ears of each pain bracket members, a spacing member between the innerbracket members of each pair and *9. In a truck, a metal body. ortion providedv with opposite pairsv 0 "depending axle bracket members, an axle extending through the -members of both pairs, a spacing member between the'bracket members of each pair, a spacing member between the members of each pair and means in connection with said axle tog'clamp said spacing stantially as describedfivided with opposite pairs of depending axle bracket 7 members, an, axle passingthrough said mile to clamp said spacing and bearing members between' said bracket members.

- ,l-l.iInw-a truck, .two. pairs of depending brackets, ,an axle passing through said tween'the brackets of each pair, wheels on sa1d.sleeves,-a spacing sleeve between the substantially asld'escribed.

12. In a truck, a metal said bearing members between the bracket pending vertical flanges onthe inner and outeredges thereof, the flanges on each bar being prolonged into depending ears, an. axle extending across the truck and passing f. through thetwo pairs ofears and a spacing brackets, spacing and bearing sleeves b body portion--pro Y vi'ded with opposite pairs of depending axle 7 bracket members, an axle removably mount- I ed in, said members, a-removable spacing: and bearing sleeve betweenthe members of f Teach pair, a removable spacing sleeve be tween the innerbr'acket members of the op-{ V posite-pairs al wheel journaled on each of; sheet members, wearing washers between said v r, wheels and bracket ,members=andmeans 5 connection. with; said axle to clamp the a spacing and "bearing member against the made of, a

.single' piece F of pressed "steel and-shaving integral ;therewith'a--'nose 'PiedeQiliaviIlfg' 8. In a truck,- a metal body portion pro-I vided with opposite pairs of depending axle bracket members, an axle mounted in-sa id a spacing'fmember between the bracket mem-z" bers' of each p'airl'and a wheel-journaled on each of; the latter spacing members and housed between the-said axle bracket meminner bracket membersof the opposite pairs, ,awheel'journaled and housed between the members against said bracket members, sub- 4 10. In a truck, a metal body pmtion pro- 3 1 vsaid members, a removable spacing and "bearing sleeve between the members of'the oppositei palrs,means in connection with' adjacent inner bracketsof 'the'pairs and means in connection with said axle for clamping; the said brackets'and sleeves to-. gethen; whereby, the brackets are ybraced, I said handles being wedge-shaped rte-hold, i

the sameaga'inst movement in one direction f and stop means to prevent. the movement :of;

] bers of each pair.

opening therein, and a flange projecting I the body and having downwardly project- 10 downwardly. from the edge surrounding ing flanges along its inner and outer edges said opening, and a strengthening bead and having a strengthening bead thereon.

formed in the forward portion of said nose. In testimony whereof I have afiixed my 14. In a truck, a body portion of sheet signature inpresence of two Witnesses.

metal having integral side bars provided PINCKNEY A. WOOD.

with depending integral flanges, opposite Witnesses:

pairs of integral ears depending from the M. E. JONES, J12,

flanges, an open nose piece integral with T. A. BRAnnooK; 

